(2022-08-12). Shelling at Zaporizhzhia NPP caused no 'immediate threat'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that there was no immediate threat to nuclear safety after the shelling incident that occurred on Saturday near the dry spent fuel storage facility at Ukraine's ZNPP.
(2022-08-12). Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats In Southern Gaza. imemc.org 
On Thursday night, Israeli navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats near the Rafah shore in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the navy ships fired dozens of live rounds, gas bombs, and flares at the fishing boats, forcing them to leave without being able to fish to provide for their families …
(2022-08-12). 41 Days After Her Death, Palestinians Hold Funeral For Woman Who Died In Israeli Prison. imemc.org 
On Thursday, hundreds of Palestinians marched in the funeral procession and ceremony of a Palestinian woman who died in Israeli prisons 41 days earlier due to medical neglect and mistreatment by the Israeli occupation authorities. Israel initially refused to release her corpse. The woman, Sa'diyya Farajallah, 68, from Ethna town west of the southern West …
(2022-08-12). Voters demand Biden take action to address 'national crisis' of rising housing costsÔøº. nationofchange.org "Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not only have a cost-of-housing crisis in this country, but a major homelessness crisis as well."
(2022-08-12). India Is Receptive of Our Request for BRICS Membership: Argentina Envoy. infobrics.org Ambassador of Argentina to India Hugo Javier Gobbi has said membership of his country for inclusion in an expanded BRICS grouping has been discussed with India and "it is being considered"
(2022-08-12). De-Dollarization Paves Way for Stronger Rupee. infobrics.org The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to permit the rupee in global trade is a precursor to making it an international currency…
(2022-08-12). EU admits it applies double standards to Ukraine, Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) — The EU's foreign-policy chief Josep Borrel has admitted that double standards permeate international relations, after being asked in an interview why Brussels was far more willing to support the people of Ukraine than Gaza.
(2022-08-12). Why Did the US Nuke Civilians? orinocotribune.com 
By Mickey Z. Aug 5, 2022 | Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 77 Years Later | It is an atomic bomb. It is the greatest thing in history. | — President Harry S. Truman (August 6, 1945) | One of the seemingly endless Good [sic] War myths goes a little something like this: | The U.S. had no choice but to drop atomic bombs on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Had they not done so, the fanatical Japanese would have never surrendered. Countless millions of brave American soldiers would have perished in the ensuing invasion of the Japanese islands. | As we mark the 77th anniversary of the deliberate use of nuclear…
(2022-08-12). Sri Lanka is a Victim of Global Turbulence. journal-neo.org 
We left the subject of the crisis in Sri Lanka in another state of aggravation when the second of the Rajapaksa brothers (Gotabaya) was still in office. Despite demands from the "street" to step down following his elder brother Mahinda, who resigned as prime minister on May 9. However, in early July, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa …
(2022-08-12). Young Palestinian Man Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In Gaza. imemc.org 
On Friday, Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that a young man died from serious wounds he suffered during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Nasser Medical Center in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, said the young man, Anas Khaled Anshasi, 22, died in the Intensive Care Unit from …
(2022-08-12). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 9 MW para el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación máxima de 9 MW para el horario diurno de hoy. De igual modo, para el horario pico estima una disponibilidad de 2 285 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 0 MW, lo cual generaría un déficit de 765 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, debe haber una afectación de 835 MW al pico.
(2022-08-12). China's Zheng reaches first WTA 1000 quarterfinals in Toronto. ecns.cn China's rising star Zheng Qinwen reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinals after beating local favorite Bianca Andreescu 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 at the National Bank Open here on Thursday.
(2022-08-12). Sydney university staff to strike again for improved pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney are gearing up for a 24-hour strike as part of their push for an improved enterprise agreement. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-08-12). 'Molten iron flowers', electronic music add fun to festival in Shanxi. ecns.cn People perform molten iron splashing, a national intangible cultural heritage, during an electronic music festival in Zezhou county of Jincheng city, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 11, 2022.
(2022-08-12). Reset of ties with Australia possible, envoy says. ecns.cn China's ambassador to Australia has told the National Press Club that despite recent difficulties in the relationship between Canberra and Beijing, a "reset is still possible".
(2022-08-12). In pics: headquarters of China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing. ecns.cn The headquarters contains more than 16 million copies of historical texts, printed materials and tens of thousands of exhibits across 10 major categories.
(2022-08-12). Preeclampsia linked to increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and kidney damage. Mayo Clinic researchers found that women with a history of severe preeclampsia have more markers linked to brain cell damage and inflammation, compared to women who had uncomplicated pregnancies. The findings are being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego. Preeclampsia affects up to 15% of women. Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious,…
(2022-08-11). Kiev and the West infuriated by Amnesty International's expose on Ukrainian military. infobrics.org Amnesty International's report on Ukraine supports claims made by other human rights groups.
(2022-08-11). Justice Department Unlikely To Charge Trump With Violating The Espionage Act. thedissenter.org 
Photo from the This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an Mary McCord, who was the chief of the United States Justice Department's national security division under President Barack Obama, said that former President Donald Trump may have violated the Espionage Act. | On the "Skullduggery" podcast from Yahoo! Ne…
(2022-08-11). Venezuela to Resume Dialogue Only if Boeing 747 Is Returned From Argentina (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com 
The president of the Venezuelan Parliament says that as long as the Venezuelan jumbo jet unlawfully grounded in Argentina is not returned, there will be no dialogue with the opposition. | On Tuesday, August 9, Venezuela's national assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, said that: "We are not going to move, neither in matters of dialogue nor negotiation, nor anything else for that matter. Very simply, just as we said with the kidnapped diplomat Alex Saab, we are going to tell them two things: you return the plane to us and we want our kidnapped brothers back." | Similarly, the also head of the official delegation fo…
(2022-08-11). Investment Cooperation Between Russia and BRICS. infobrics.org The rapid growth of emerging market economies, which have a significant impact on all aspects of the world, accompanies the multipolar development of contemporary international relations. Participating countries are actively interacting with each other to make the BRICS a sustainable and promising platform. One of the most important areas of strengthening ties is investment cooperation…
(2022-08-11). India-Russia Trade Settlement: A Way Forward. infobrics.org The new arrangement, if adopted, could potentially shield bilateral trade from the restrictions imposed against Russian companies…
(2022-08-11). Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary to Western Media Depictions. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Lysychansk in Luhansk (LPR) [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014 On my way from Severodonetsk to Lysychansk on the right bank of the Donetsk River in eastern Ukraine, I…
(2022-08-11). Africa's Role in the New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The US-led Golden Billion wants to retain its neo-imperial hegemony over those African countries that it regards as being within its self-declared "sphere of influence" while the BRICS-led Global South (in this context represented by Russia) wants to help them fully complete their decolonization processes exactly as Foreign Minister Lavrov recently promised. Africa…
(2022-08-11). The New York Times Exposed Kiev's Latest Lie: No Newly Exported Grain is Going to Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko Observers might have thought that the Golden Billion's Ukrainian proxy would have dispatched at least a single ship to one African country in order for their patron's Mainstream Media to manipulate perceptions about this to falsely claim that Kiev is helping to counteract the consequences of the global food crisis that the US-led…
(2022-08-11). Patrick Lawrence: So Far As I Can Make Out. scheerpost.com 
01.05.2022 Journalists are seen on the territory of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, in Energodar, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. RIA Novosti / Sputnik via AP | By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost | So far as I can make out, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are losing their war against the Russian intervention. So far as I can make out, the AFU has been losing it more or less from the start of hostilities on February 24. So far as I can make out, the Ukrainian forces are heading toward a decisive defeat with ever mounting momentum. So far as I can make out, they grow increasingly desperate as this out…
(2022-08-11). Russia's Statement at the UNSC Briefing on Attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Zaporozhye NPP. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing regarding the attacks of Ukrainian armed forces on the Zaporozhye NPP (agenda item "Threats to international peace and security") Mr.President, We thank Mr.R.Grossi, Director-General of the IAEA, for his briefing. We repeatedly warned our Western colleagues that if they do not call the Kiev regime to…
(2022-08-11). Jemima Pierre: UN "Peacekeeping" in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre speaks on Haiti for the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute's "Understanding Canadian Peacekeeping" webinar. Jemima Pierre is the Haiti/Americas Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace & and Associate Professor in the Departments of African American Studies & Anthropology, UCLA. Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Extension of United Nations Mandate in Haiti and Calls…
(2022-08-11). Black Diplomat Hired By Biden And U.S. Government Tells African Countries Who They Can Trade With During Global Food, Energy And Inflation Crisis. moguldom.com The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, recently visited Africa, and it didn't go well. From Aug. 3 to 7, she visited Uganda, Ghana, and Cape Verde. While the goal of the short tour was to discuss U.S. efforts to address the global food security crisis that several countries on the continent are …
(2022-08-11). NBFA President Boyd Releases Official Statement On President Biden's Withdrawal Of Support For Black Farmers. moguldom.com While politicians are praising the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which the senate approved on Aug. 7, Black farmers are displeased. The head of the National Black Farmers Association has issued a press release condemning the act's elimination of a debt relief program for farmers of color that was enacted in 2021. The reparations program …
(2022-08-11). The United States Has Many Political Prisoners. Here's a List. towardfreedom.org The U.S. government holds many political prisoners, including journalists; national security state whistleblowers; Black, Indigenous, and other nationally oppressed revolutionaries; foreign diplomats; activists; and more, writes Stansfield Smith.
(2022-08-11). Wednesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2022. indybay.org In Person (4: 30-6pm): | Aptos Village Park | 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos | Virtual Event (12-1: 30pm). Registration: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcu6tqDosGtVRm5lfvbaD81y7sduRDm1u…
(2022-08-11). Award winning literary works to usher in NCPA Theatre Festival 2022. ecns.cn A Lifelong Journey, a drama adapted from Chinese writer Liang Xiaosheng's novel of the same title that won one of China's top literature awards, is set to be performed at China's National Center for the Performing Arts(NCPA) on Friday to usher in NCPA Theatre Festival 2022.
(2022-08-11). Israel Decides To Demolish A Palestinian School Near Ramallah. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, an Israeli court decided to demolish a Palestinian school in the Ein Samia Bedouin community, east of Ramallah, in the central West Bank. In its ruling, the court informed school officials that they could either demolish the school within a certain timeframe or the "Civil Administration Office" (the administrative branch of Israel's illegal …
(2022-08-11). Israeli Colonizer Rams Senior Palestinian Official With Car, Flees The Scene. imemc.org 
On Thursday evening, A senior Palestinian official was injured after being rammed by an illegal Israeli colonizer who fled the scene during a nonviolent procession near Ezbet at-Tabib village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the Palestinian a member of Fateh Revolutionary Council, Bayan at-Tabib, was …
(2022-08-11). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Sixteen Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted sixteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers abducted Mohammad Fawwaz al-Mashayikh, Malek Jamal Allan, and Majdi Mustafa Abu Omar from their homes in the al-Jadawel area in Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem. The soldiers also abducted Majdi Abu Aker and Hamza Abdul-Aziz …
(2022-08-11). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Nablus And Jerusalem. imemc.org 
On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinians In Nablus and Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and installed a roadblock at its main entrance before abducting Masoud Mustafa Daraghma, 20. The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of …
(2022-08-11). Palestinian Child Dies From Serious Wounds She suffered In Gaza. imemc.org 
On Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a child died from serious wounds she suffered during Israel's recent onslaught on the Gaza Strip. The al-Makassed Hospital in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, said the child, Layan Musleh Sha'er, 10, was admitted after being transferred from Gaza, suffering a shrapnel wound to the head, causing …
(2022-08-11). Videos: Three Children From Gaza In Critical Condition At Al-Makassed Hospital In Jerusalem. imemc.org 
The three following videos were posted by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) in occupied Jerusalem. Silwanic said the three children were transferred from Gaza to the Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem late Tuesday night. They were all seriously injured during the latest Israeli offensive on Gaza.
(2022-08-11). WAFA: "Israel approves a plan to establish a new illegal settlement in Salfit" imemc.org 
BETHLEHEM, Thursday, August 11, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli authorities today approved a plan to establish a new illegal settlement on Palestinian-owned lands in the village of Deir Istiya, in the governorate of Salfit. The Applied Research Institute (ARIJ) said in a statement that the total area of the land which will be seized for the …
(2022-08-11). IUOE Local 150 wins big after seven week strike. liberationnews.org 
After walking the picket lines for seven weeks, 300 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 voted unanimously to adopt their new contract.
(2022-08-11). How the CIA Illegally Used African Americans for Experimental Drug Research. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg By now, many will be familiar with Project MKULTRA. For decades, the CIA conducted highly unethical experiments on humans in order to perfect brainwashing, mind control and torture techniques. Perhaps the program's most notorious aspect was the administration of high doses of psychoactive drugs to targets, particularly LSD. These substances were brought to Langley's…
(2022-08-11). Over 900,000 Brazilians Sign Letter in Defense of Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Brasil de Fato Reading of the letter in defense of democracy at the Faculty of Law in the University of Brasília, in Brazil's capital city. Photo: Janelson Ferreira/MST The letter is being read in dozens of cities on August 11 as part of national mobilizations in defense of democracy On Thursday August 11, tens of…
(2022-08-11). Who Is Judge Federico Villena, Hijacker of Venezuela's EMTRASUR Plane in Argentina? orinocotribune.com The fate of the Venezuelan EMTRASUR Boeing 747 300-M now awaits the decision of Judge Federico Villena, who oversees jurisdiction at the Ezeiza international airport, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the aircraft remains hijacked by the airport authorities and the Argentine judiciary. | As Judge Villena has declared, as long as the investigations and judicial process take place, the four Iranian crew members and three crew members of Venezuelan origin cannot leave Argentine soil. | The remaining 12 members of the crew were authorized to leave Argentina, but the ruling was appealed by Prosecutor C…
(2022-08-11). Special exhibition opens at National Museum of China in Beijing. ecns.cn "Reconstructing Elegance", a special exhibition focusing on China's achievements in cultural heritage conservation, kicked off at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2022-08-11). Party youth and our political moment. cpusa.org 
Good morning comrades! I am really excited and honored to be able to welcome you this morning to the opening of the 2022 national Communist Party youth school! I also want to extend these welcoming remarks on behalf of our NY State District and our National Board and National leadership, our co-chairs Joe and Rosanna. …
(2022-08-11). The Heat: Pakistan's challenges. america.cgtn.com 
Pakistan reaches a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund, but is it enough to solve the country's economic problems?
(2022-08-11). Espanyol confirms departure of Chinese striker Wu Lei. ecns.cn Spanish La Liga club Espanyol confirmed on Thursday morning that Chinese international striker Wu Lei is leaving the club to return to his homeland.
(2022-08-11). Voters Demand Biden Take Action to Address 'National Crisis' of Rising Housing Costs. commondreams.org "Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not only have a cost-of-housing crisis in this country, but a major homelessness crisis as well."
(2022-08-11). Phone Zap: Tell PMZ to Stop Supporting Ron Mason's White Supremacy + Anti-LGBT Hate. indybay.org Call-in campaign to demand that PMZ fire Ron Mason of the white nationalist group the Constitution Party of California and key organizer of the yearly "Straight Pride" rally in Modesto, CA alongside violent, far-Right and white supremacist groups.
(2022-08-11). La UNE pronostica una afectación de 1 071 MW durante el horario pico de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 950 MW en el horario diurno de este jueves, mientras para el horario pico pronostica una afectación de 1 071 MW. La empresa informa que para el horario pico se pronostica la utilización de 141 MW en motores diésel, y una disponibilidad de 1 999 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW.
(2022-08-10). "Under a Virtual Siege" Activists Demand PayPal Offer its Services to Palestinians. mintpressnews.com "You've got this two-pronged effort to both isolate the Palestinians and to normalize and weave the settlers into the international communities, a community of nations. And the problem is that organizations or companies like PayPal, … unwittingly, are absolutely party to that." — Lara Friedman…
(2022-08-10). CBS Removes Documentary on Ukraine Military Aid After Pressure From Ukrainian Government. scheerpost.com 
President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 By Dave DeCamp / CBS News retracted a documentary it briefly released on Sunday after pressure from the Ukrainian government. The original documentary (watch it
(2022-08-10). 'A Vehement Backlash': North Carolina Senators Blasted by Constituents for Opposing $35 Insulin Cap. scheerpost.com 
By Alex Henderson / AlterNet On Sunday, August 7, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a $7 billion package addressing energy, climate change, health care and taxes. The bill passed 51- via the process known as budget reconciliation, allowing the Senate's narrow Democratic majority to bypass the 60-vote rule of the filibuster. …
(2022-08-10). NPR Distorts History of US Invasion of Afghanistan. scheerpost.com 
By Bryce Greene / FAIR In the first part of a series of reports on Afghanistan, NPR host Steve Inskeep (Morning Edition, 8/5/22) interviewed current Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid. In introducing Yaqoob on air, Inskeep referenced Yaqoob's father, the former head of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Omar: "He was the leader who refused to turn over …
(2022-08-10). China's New Green Energy Plan Could Supercharge the Global Fight Against Climate Change. scheerpost.com 
[Brian Jeffery Beggerly / Wikimedia Commons] | By Mitchell Beer | China's fourteenth five-year plan (14FYP) shows the country could build enough wind and capacity to reach its emissions peak ahead of schedule, but continuing coal investments raise doubts. | "To the extent that the new 14FYP for renewables can meet or overperform on its goals, it would also contribute to China's effort to peak carbon emissions early and help bridge the global emission reduction gap…
(2022-08-10). The Chris Hedges Report Podcast: John Kiriakou on Why the CIA Needs to be Abolished. scheerpost.com 
Click | Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He…